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Gut bacteria potential key to IBD and colon cancer prevention

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Gut bacteria potential key to IBD and colon cancer prevention Mater, UQ and Microba researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the causes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and potential...Read more

COVID lockdowns not driver of poor mental health

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COVID lockdowns not driver of poor mental health Don’t blame COVID – your mental health in pregnancy has more to do with quality of life than lockdowns, new research suggests. The study...Read more

Vaccine manufacturing facility to become a reality thanks to up to $60 million in Queensland Government funding

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Vaccine manufacturing facility to become a reality thanks to up to $60 million in Queensland Government funding A medical manufacturing facility – equipped to produce promising drugs and...Read more

International Clinical Trials Day: Q and A with TRI's Steve Turner

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International Clinical Trials Day: Q and A with TRI’s Steve Turner On International Clinical Trials Day on 20 May, we honour the incredibly hardworking professionals in the clinical trials...Read more

Mathematics maps lifecycle of melanoma in new biotech experiments

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Mathematics maps lifecycle of melanoma in new biotech experiments TRI-based QUT and UQDI researchers, including Gency Gunasingh and Nikolas Haass, are part of a team leading the world in new...Read more

UQ microbiopsy deal could change the way skin conditions are diagnosed

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UQ microbiopsy deal could change the way skin conditions are diagnosed TRI-based The University of Queensland academic dermatologist Professor Peter Soyer is part of a team of researchers who’...Read more

Findings open way to treat debilitating spinal injury complication

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Findings open way to treat debilitating spinal injury complication A Mater Research team based at the Translational Research Institute (TRI), are unravelling the causes of a painful and...Read more

Advancing cancer immunotherapies to save more lives: Meet The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute's TRI-based cancer immunologist Dr Janin Chandra

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Advancing cancer immunotherapies to save more lives: Meet The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute’s TRI-based cancer immunologist Dr Janin Chandra This World Health Day’s theme...Read more

Better patient outcomes the focus of new LINC grants

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Better patient outcomes the focus of new LINC grants Translational Research Institute (TRI), Metro South Health (MSH) and Mater Research, have announced the recipients of almost $400,000 in new...Read more

A Woman on a Mission: Dr Blerida Banushi

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A woman on a mission: Dr Blerida Banushi Dr Blerida Banushi has fit more in a lifetime than most: fighting cancer in a TRI lab at UQDI before scaling the sky became her next frontier. Always...Read more

Researchers discover way to disarm potentially deadly Listeria bacteria

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Researchers discover way to disarm potentially deadly Listeria bacteria University of Queensland researchers have unlocked a way of fighting Listeria infections, which can cause severe illness in...Read more

A plant-based fibre supplement could strengthen and regulate the immune system in those with type 1 diabetes or those at risk of developing it, according to researchers from Monash University, The University of Queensland and University of Sydney. UQ Fac

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Potent dietary fibre may help halt immune attack in people with diabetes A plant-based fibre supplement could strengthen and regulate the immune system in those with type 1 diabetes or those at risk...Read more

Bridge Program - Now Open!

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BRIDGE PROGRAM - NOW OPEN The Bridge Program equips researchers and entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills and networks to successfully commercialise new pharmaceuticals. Delivered by QUT, the...Read more

$2.8m MRFF boost for vital cancer immunotherapy research

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$2.8m MRFF boost for vital cancer immunotherapy research Mater Research Executive Director Professor Maher Gandhi says a $2.8 million grant awarded to his team at TRI by the Medical Research Future...Read more

TRI Joins Biomedical Manufacturing Alliance (BMA)

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TRI Joins Biomedical manufacturing alliance (bma) TRI has joined a Biomedical Manufacturing Alliance (BMA) along with two of Queensland's other leading research institutes – UQ’s...Read more

A/Prof Jyotsna Batra Awarded REDI Fellowship

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A/Prof Jyotsna Batra awarded REDI fellowship A/Prof Jyotsna Batra (pictured below right) from the QUT Centre for Genomics and Personalised Medicine will work with TissueGnostics on developing...Read more

OneTRI Award Recipients Announced

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2021 TRI AWARDS TRI has announced the recipients of the inaugural OneTRI Awards . The awards were established by the TRI Shared Leadership Committee to celebrate those members of our community who...Read more

2021 MTP Industry Career Symposium Wrap Up

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2021 MTP Industry Career Symposium Wrap Up Hosted by the TRI Student Committee, the 2021 MTP Career Symposium provided a real chance for students and early career researchers to gain insights into...Read more

Liver disease treatment gets $1.3 million international boost

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Liver disease treatment gets $1.3 million international boost A potential new treatment for obesity-related liver disease developed by TRI-based scientists has received a boost with $1.3 million in...Read more

Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID patients

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Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID patients A cell 'fitness' biomarker could be used to help predict health outcomes in COVID-19 patients. The biomarker's link to COVID-19...Read more

CORES 2021 Professional Development Conference Wrap Up

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CORES 2021 Professional Development Conference Wrap Up Hosted by TRI, the inaugural CORES 2021 Professional Development Conference (CORES 2021), conference provided a one day opportunity for...Read more

Biotech Microbio moves into TRI

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TRI Welcomes new Biotech tenant Microbio The Queensland scale-up company, Microbio, has moved into laboratories at TRI, with the aim of eventually setting up domestic manufacturing capability. The...Read more

BridgeTech Program - Now Open

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BRIDGETECH PROGRAM - NOW OPEN The BridgeTech Program is an award-winning professional development program for effectively navigating the medtech commercialisation pathway. It offers specific training...Read more

New treatments for advanced prostate cancer

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New treatments for advanced prostate cancer QUT’s Dr Lisa Philp is combining her knowledge of hormones and metabolism to develop a new treatment for late stage prostate cancer . Based at TRI...Read more

$10 Million Investment for Melanoma Screening Program

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$10 Million Investment for Melanoma Screening Program Queenslanders could have skin cancer diagnosed earlier using world-first 3D scanning technology with the launch of the Australian Centre of...Read more

Jian Zhou Medal Awarded to TRI Scientist

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Jian Zhou medal awarded to Prof Di Yu The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences’ has awarded the 2021 Jian Zhou Medal to TRI-based Professor Di Yu. The Medal is awarded annually to...Read more

Selenium supplementation may boost vaccine efficacy

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Selenium supplementation may boost vaccine efficacy Supplementation with the antioxidant, selenium, has been shown to enhance the response to vaccinations in a study by University of Queensland...Read more

Conquering Cancer Documentary

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Conquering Cancer Documentary For the first time in history, we have the ability to eliminate a cancer. In large part, this is due to the work of cervical cancer pioneer and founding CEO of TRI,...Read more

Mater scientists show pre-diabetes worsens lung infections

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Mater scientists show pre-diabe tes worsens lung infections In a new study, Mater Research scientists have shown pre-diabetes increases the severity of tuberculosis (TB) – suggesting it may...Read more

Scientists prepare to trial new nano-drug for eye diseases

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Scientists prepare to trial new nano-drug for eye diseases Scientists have developed a potential, new and improved treatment for two of the leading causes of blindness: age-related macular...Read more

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